Newly adopted UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire reflects overwhelming call of int'l community: FM spokesman

The newly-adopted UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire reflects the overwhelming call of the international community, and China calls on relevant parties to earnestly implement related resolutions of the UN Security Council and the General Assembly, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Friday.

The UN General Assembly, at an emergency special session, adopted a resolution on Thursday that demands an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and immediate access to humanitarian assistance at scale.

The resolution was adopted with 149 votes in favor, 12 votes against, and 19 abstentions.

Thursday's resolution reflects the overwhelming call of the international community, sends a strong political message, and embodies solidarity and consensus among the overwhelming majority of UN membership, said Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations.

"China's representative has fully stated China's position in his explanation of vote. I would like to reiterate that the resolution was adopted with an overwhelming majority of votes, which reflects the overwhelming call of the international community. The conflict in Gaza should not drag on any longer, and the humanitarian disaster should not continue. China calls for efforts to safeguard the authority of the international law, and earnestly implement relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council and the General Assembly, so as to promote the deescalation of the situation in Gaza at an early date, and advance the comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Palestinian issue on the basis of the two-state solution," said Lin when asked to comment on the adoption of the UN resolution at the press briefing.

Newly adopted UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire reflects overwhelming call of int'l community: FM spokesman

Central China's Henan Province launched its first postal drone delivery service in a mountainous region of Anyang City in the province, providing convenience for villagers and offering a solution to challenges in logistics to remote areas.

In Shibanyan Town of Anyang, drones were seen taking off from drone ports set up atop the premises of local postal branch offices, carrying mails and goods to remote and high-altitude villages deep in the Taihang Mountains previously difficult to access.

The drone delivery service covers 11 routes which operate one to two scheduled flights daily, benefiting over 4,000 residents in 11 villages.

Residents of Shangping Village, situated at an altitude of over 1,100 meters above the sea level, previously faced a four-hour walk back and forth to the Shibanyan postal branch office. With the drone delivery service, parcels now arrive in just seven minutes.

Villagers say the cost of drone delivery is affordable. Small packages cost around eight yuan (merely more than one U.S. dollar) for the first kilogram and about four yuan (about half a U.S. dollar) for each additional kilogram.

The application of drone delivery addresses the long-standing logistical challenges faced by areas with complex terrains and limited transportation access, like Anyang's mountainous areas.

"[The operation of drone delivery] can actually ease the bottleneck in the development of technology for future logistics in mountainous areas, island areas and cities. The projected market size could reach over 120 billion yuan (16.7 billion U.S. dollars)," said Han Henggang, deputy director of Anyang Blue Sky Laboratory's Airspace Management Research and Application Center.

Drone delivery service reaches mountainous village in central China